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AI spending concerns shake Wall Street as the Fed holds rates and oil prices climb
The Nasdaq fell 2.9% Friday as Intel, Amazon and Alphabet results revived worries about AI costs, leaving the S&P 500 with a third straight weekly loss. The Fed held rates in a split vote, Brent settled at $117.64, and next week brings the midterms and the October jobs report.
Daily closes, Oct. 26–30, 2026. Source: AP.
Reporting cutoff: U.S. market close, Friday, October 30, 2026. This is a dated snapshot, not a live market update.
Three forces shaping the week
AI costs hit Big Tech
Intel fell about 29% Friday on weak guidance, and Amazon and Alphabet showed negative free cash flow from heavy AI spending, pushing the Nasdaq down 2% for the week.
The Fed holds, but it’s split
Rates stayed at 3.75%–4% in a 10–2 vote, with two officials wanting a hike as PCE inflation reached 3.6% and GDP grew 3.4%.
Oil keeps climbing
Brent settled at $117.64 Friday and gained about 13.6% in October on Middle East supply worries.
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Weekly column · October 30, 2026
Amazon Is Taking Its AI Chips Beyond the Cloud. Nvidia May Have a New Challenger.
Amazon plans to sell its Trainium AI chips outside AWS from late 2027, and Google’s chips are heading to Oracle’s cloud. The next AI fight may be over who makes computing power cheaper and easier to get.
“The next AI infrastructure battle may be about more than producing the fastest chip.”
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